Cardinal Mauve is calm, cool-toned shade of mid blue. It is better contrasting with white. This color combines beautifully with mid yellow, green cyan or mid red
| Inverse Color | #d3d7b3 |
| Complementary Color | #484c28 |
| Color Shade: | mid blue (246.67° hue) |
| Color Temperature: | cool |
| Lightness: | 22.75% (better contrasting with white) |
If you're looking for a similar mid blue shade, there are some better alternatives to Cardinal Mauve Color. The Minsk color for instance is a lighter and a bit more vibrant option, however this color has a cool blue bias. Consider a lighter and more soft alternative called Rhynchites Nitens (#383867) for more calm effect. Try Magic Night as it also a bit more faded and calm.
#484c28 is the best complementary color to Cardinal Mauve. Mid yellow shades generally complement the mid blue hues best as they are found on the opposite end of the color wheel. The most popular #2c284c complementary color is Woodland, as it offers maximum contrast and grab the viewer's attention.
The analogous palette of blue cyan, mid blue, and violet colors offers a soft combination of similar cool shades. The analogous colors of Martinique are #28364c and #3d284c. Thus found on the left and right of #2c284c on the color wheel with a 30° gap. Consider matching Pickled Bluewood and Bossanova colors as they work well with Cardinal Mauve.
The split-complementary Cardinal Mauve palette consists of #364c28 and #4c3d28 colors. They can be found 30° apart on either side of the complementary color (#484c28). Try Woodland and Lisbon Brown colors in combination with #2c284c, as they are not as contrasting as a complementary color, hence, giving more hue variety to make your design stand out.
The triadic palette of #2c284c offers a combination of mid green and mid red shades and equally high contrast between the three of them. Find triadic colors at the 120° distance from the Cardinal Mauve. Thus Everglade and Cowboy giving maximum hue separation to use all three together.
The square color palette of Cardinal Mauve contains three additional colors. Thus, complementary Woodland, Livid Brown, and Plantation split by 90° on the color wheel. #2c284c square combo is a palette of mid blue, red magenta, mid yellow and green cyan shades that work together well.
The tetradic palette is a bit more complex than the square and has more of a rectangle shape. Cardinal Mauve tetradic combo consists of mid yellow complementary color (#484c28) and two others. The Cowboy is positioned 120° clockwise from the primary color and Plantation – 120° from the complementary Woodland. This palette is not recommended to use as-is. Try to tweak the saturation and brightness of #4c2b28 and #28484c.
In a RGB color space, hex #2c284c is made of 28% red, 25% green and 48% blue. In a HSL mode Cardinal Mauve has a hue angle of 246.67°, a saturation of 31.03% and a lightness of 22.75%. In a CMYK space (used in printing only), hex #2c284c is made of 12.55% cyan, 14.11% magenta, 0% yellow and 70.2% black ink.
| HEX | #2c284c |
| RGB Decimal | rgb(44,40,76) |
| RGB Percentage | 28%, 25%, 48% |
| CMYK | 12.55, 14.11, 0, 70.2 |
| HSL | hsl(246.67,31.03%,22.75%) |
| HSV (or HSB) | hsv(246.67,47.37%,29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(18.2538,12.1399,-21.7091) |
| XYZ | xyz(3.102,2.5749,7.171) |